Pettitte's Lack of Recent Work May Spell Trouble

Updated Oct. 6, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET

When it comes to the postseason, baseball history hasn't been kind on rusty starting pitchers. This is bad news for Andy Pettitte and the Yankees.

Mr. Pettitte takes the mound Thursday in Minnesota in Game 2 of the American League Division Seres as only the seventh pitcher since 1952 to start a postseason game despite pitching less than 20 innings as a starter after the All-Star break.